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02.02.2005
Press Release
Wednesday 2nd February 2005
SPECIAL NEWSFLASH FOR THE FINISH OF THE VENDEE GLOBE 2004
VINCENT RIOU ON PRB, WINNER OF VENDEE GLOBE 2004
It was at 22 hours 49 minutes and 55 seconds GMT this Wednesday 2 February 2005 that the 60 foot monohull PRB skippered by Vincent Riou crossed the finish line of the Vendée Globe 2004, the single-handed round the world race, without stopovers and without assistance at the start of Les Sables d’Olonne (France).
The race time after covering the 23,680 miles is 87 days 10 hours 47 minutes and 55 seconds at an average theoretical speed along the course of 11,28 knots (22 km/hr).
He thus succeeds Michel Desjoyeaux (PRB) who won the 2000/01 version of the race, having covered the 40,000 kilometres of the course in 93 days 03 hours 57 minutes and 32 seconds. Vincent thus beats the previous record by 5 days 17 hours 9 minutes and 37 seconds.
References (GMT):
Start and finish zone: Les Sables d’Olonne (France)
Number of miles to cover: 23680 miles
Start date: Sunday 7 November at 1202 GMT
First finish date: Vincent Riou (PRB) on Wednesday 2 February at 22 hours 49 minutes and 55 seconds (GMT).
Race time: 87 days 10 hours 47 minutes 55 seconds.
Record broken by: 5 days 17 hours 09 minutes 37 seconds.
Vincent Riou (PRB) race time:
Passage of equator (way out): 18 November 2004 at 0300 GMT after 10 days 14 hours and 58 minutes
Passage of the Cape of Good Hope (South Africa): 1st December 2004 at 1420 GMT after 24 days 02 hours and 18 minutes
Passage of Cape Leeuwin (Australia): 14 December 2004 at 0050 GMT after 36 days 12 hours and 48 minutes
Passage of Cape Horn (Chile): on 03 January 2005 at 2045 GMT in 57 days 08 hours and 43 minutes
Passage of the equator (return): on 19 January 2005 at 0200 GMT after 72 days 13 hours and 58 minutes
Source: Vendée Globe 2004
www.vendeeglobe.org
Vendée Globe Press OfficeTel: +33 1 55 56 62 95 - Fax: +33 1 55 56 62 90 - @: press@vendeeglobe.fr
French Media: Caroline Concetti, Anne Millet and Soazig Guého
International Media: Sabina Mollart-Rogerson, Ophélie Théron
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